Truth is not by nature free - nor error servile - but that its production is thoroughly imbued with relations of power.
Being poor is not like being a victim. Being poor means that you don't have one resource.
Tomorrow is Now. . . If we act, 2015 can be a year for the history books. It can be the year that we put the world on the path to end extreme poverty; the year we place sustainability at the heart of our future; and the year that we agree that every person should be able to lead a life of dignity and opportunity.
Phones are powerful at providing information.
Young people aren't the leaders of tomorrow. They are the leaders of today and tomorrow.
Global is a unifying bond for people. Once they get outside their own heads and their own communities and see themselves in a broader framework, it really changes their sense of what they can get done. It all adds up for us.
If you can get to a girl and make a difference in her life, you're actually going to have a greater impact on a woman's life. If you don't get to her as a girl, you may not be able ever to help her as a woman.
Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity.
I also hope that I am occasionally involved in projects that touch other people in ways that make their lives a little better, more interesting for the moment, that makes them think.
Experience, or what we call experience, is not the inventory of our pains, but rather sympathy we learn to feel for the pain of others.
They reached the carriage house. When she turned the knob, he got all critical again. “Why isn’t this door locked?” “It’s Parrish. There’s not much point. ” “We have crime here, just as any other place does. Keep this door locked from now on. ” “Like that’s going to stop you. All you’d have to do is give it one good kick, and – “ “Not from me, you ninny!” “I hate to be the one to break the bad news, but if they find my body, you’re the one with the biggest grudge. ” “It’s impossible to hold a rational conversation with you.